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Final space shuttle mission set for Friday morning

The space shuttle Atlantis sits on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Associated Press)
The space shuttle Atlantis sits on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Associated Press)

Liftoff for the final space shuttle mission is set for 11:26 a.m. Friday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis will take four astronauts on a 12-day delivery mission to the International Space Station. The crew includes commander Christopher Ferguson, co-pilot Douglas Hurley, Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.

Associated Press